MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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